The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-15

puollc Tor some days. 1t is stated at
the White House that no immediate
appointment will be made to the Of
fee, and that Mr.. Manning will con-
tinue to act as Secretary for several
weeks. 1t is known that the Presi-
dent parts with Mr.. Manning with
sincere regret, and that he reluctantly
consents to his withdrawal from the
Cabinet. Secretary Manning left
Washinrton this afternoon for Albany.
via New York. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Manning, Miss Manning and
Mr.. Robert L. Fryer. He expects to
return to Washington Friday or Sat
urday.
A LAW WITHOUT THE PRESIDENTS SIG.
NATURE.
The President has allowed the APP
preparation of 100000 a year to pro-
vide arms and equipments for the
militia to become law without his
signature. The constitutional limits-
ton Ct ten days within which he
should have acted on this bill expired
on Saturday. His failure to sign the
bill is regarded as an oversight, as he
WIS not known to object to any Of its
provisions.
C)L. JOHN JAMESON RESIGNS.
Col. John Jameson, General Supsr-
intendent of the Railway Mai Ser
vice, has resigned d, and Thos. E Nash,
Chief Clerk OF lhs Postoffice Depart
men, has been appointed to fill the va
caucy. The Postmaster General, in
letter accepting Dol. Jsmeson's Iesig-
na'ion, compliments the retiring off,
Ger in he highest terms for his ability
and efficiency.
RANDALL's PURPOSE IN DELAY.
As has been more than o ace foreshad-
owed in these dispatches, Mr.. Randall's
reported determination TO get q tariff
bill before the House hes been proven
to be merely political move on his
part. He never had any intention of
bringing the matter to an issue, his
two Ideas being to pose before the
country as willing to reduce the sur
plus, and before the Pennsylvania pro-
tecsionists, who regard him as their
protector and send him to Congress, to
act precisely as he would act if he
were elected as a Republican instead
of a Democrat, as being anxious to
protect American labor and American
Manufacturers The position OF the
Randall men is idle and insincere, and
no one was astonished or disappointed
when Monday, on which day they
were to bring up their tobacco tax re-
peal measure, passed without any
action being taken in the premises.
The proposition was made that one of
the tobacco reducing Democrats
should be allowed to make the nc
ton to suspend the rules and pass a
bill abolishicg all internal revenue
taxes upon tobacco. The tariff re-
form Democrats were not to be gulled
by such proposition, even when Mr..
Randall disingenuously suggested that
the course he proposed WAS not to be
considered as interfering with nego-
tiatons looking 10 the consideration
OF a general tariff measure. 1 looked
very much as If he expected the low
tariff men to allow him to have his in
nings, strike off few millions from
tobacco, and then crow over the vic
tory be had secured and abandon the
tariff question for the rest Of the ses-
sion. Accordingly, Mr.. Carlisle deter
mined not to recognizes anybody on
Monday who desired to cali up tariff
bill, and as consequence the Ran
dallites are now affecting a great show
OF righteous indignation. Mr.. Randall
will not run the risk of opening dis
cussion upon customs revenue bill,
even his own, knowing as he does
that the Republicans would drop away
from him and oppose motion to sub
stitute the Morrison bill for his, and
then debate and attempt to amend
that bill. II Mr.. Randall could havs
secured the abolition of the internal
revenue taxes on tobacco, ne would
have made it just 80 much more diff
cult to reduce customs duties. The
tariff reform Democrats were quite
prepared to see the letter which Mr..
Randall and his two supporters, Meesrs.
John s. Henderson and G d. Wise,
have addressed through the Speaker to
the Democratic party, setting forth the
extraordinary assertion that Mr.. Ran
dali has made heroic attempt to re.
move a burden OF taxes from the PEG.
pie, but has been INSTRUCTED by the
Democrats, who will be satisfied With
nothing but measure that will de-
stroy American manufacturers and
American workmen. This letter con-
tains, among other things, the follow
ing paragraph explaining the double
object aimed at by the Rsndallites and
their supporters;
sour object, in the matter OF inter.
nal taxes, is twofold; first, to reduce
the revenues, and second, to relieve
the people of vexatous and inquisi-
torial methods Of tlxstion and 10 do
this without Offering temptations to
frauds or to the evasions of the law.
Furthermore, in proposing the aboli-
ton or reduction OF internal revenue
taxes, we believe we are acting in har.
mony with the principles and declara-
tions Of the Democratic national plat
form. The internal revenue tax in
that platform is declared to be a war
tax, and the repeal OF crushing war |
taxes is demanded. II has, moreover,
been the policy of our government
after each war to abandon this form OF |
taxation first, as evinced under the |
administrations Of Jefferson and jack
son; and tax that requires an armed |
force to execute it can nevsr be popu-
lar in free country"
In reference 10 Mr.. Carlisle's propo-
sition of a caucus to arrive at some |
determination in regard to tariff mat
ters, they raise objections to such a
plan and in lieu of caucus 1--WE sug-
gest that committee composed OF |
members representing different phases
Of the question involved in the two
measures under discussion should be
appointed to take up these differences
in a spirit of fairness, with a view OF
coming together on a measure all can
support without either side being
called upon TO surrender convictions,o or
to prove derelict in their duty to their
constituents. We urge the suggestion
OF a conference the more because
many of the gentlemen acting with us
in the matter of internal taxes do not |
agree on all matters pertaining to the |
tariff" The letter concludes with the |
expression Of the hope that some plan
NAV vet he devised which will enable |